A classic whoopie pie with a carrot cake twist! Soft and chewy carrot cake sandwich cookies with a delectable cream cheese filling. Ready to devour in under an hour.
These easy Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies couldn’t be easier to make.
All you need is a carrot cake mix for the cookies and a few simple ingredients for the filling. Make a batch and watch them disappear – no one can resist these soft, chewy sandwich cookies.
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I am obsessed with these carrot cake whoopie pies. Well, we all are, and the kids and I have made batches of them. Batches and batches. You know, for testing purposes.
And we have perfected them. They are inspired by my easy chocolate whoopie pies and cake mix cookie recipe. They are so straightforward to make – a great recipe with kiddos and perfect for all the carrot cake fans in your life.
Easy Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
- You only need three ingredients for the cookies – cake mix is the secret ingredient. It cuts the work in half.
- The filling is a simple cream cheese frosting – only three ingredients.
- You can make the whole batch in less than an hour – they’re that easy!
Recipe Tips
Ingredients
- Carrot cake mix
- Eggs
- Canola oil
- Softened butter
- Softened cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
How to Add the Filling
Pipe the frosting onto a flat side of one cookie, then top with another cookie with the flat sides towards the frosting. Repeat with the rest of the cookies.
Pipe the frosting onto a flat side of one cookie, then top with another cookie with the flat sides towards the frosting. Repeat with the rest of the cookies.
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Make these carrot cake whoopie pies; I can promise they will be a hit. They’re also a little dangerous because they’re so simple to make! Hide them in the back of the fridge like I do so they don’t all disappear the first day – enjoy!
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Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Cookies
- 1 box carrot cake mix just the dry mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
- Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs in a large bowl until well combined.
- Scoop cookies with a small cookie scoop, or tablespoon, onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set, then let them cool completely.
- While cookies are cooling prepare the frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Spoon frosting into a piping bag.
- Pipe the frosting onto a flat side of one cookie, then top with another cookie with the flat sides towards the frosting.
- Repeat with all remaining cookies and enjoy!
Cute idea, want to update my frosting recipes and try it.